11.11.07
Method 4
I have to admit that the lather today was a bit thin. I think perhaps the Rooney Size 1 is just not large enough. I noticed that I got my best shave using the Merkur Classic head, so I loaded the Edwin Jagger Lined Chatsworth with a new Treet Blue Special and got a fine shave, despite the lather.
I notice that this pack of Blue Specials is missing the little dot of glue that attaches the inner flap of the outer wrapper to a flap of the inner wrapper, which attachment makes it possible to peel the blade with a single, satisfying motion, unwrapping both wrappers as you pull the outer wrapper off around the blade. I can well imagine a glue machine going empty and that not being noticed until a metric ton of blades are wrapped and ready for shipment. Still, I very much miss that dot of glue.
For a change of pace, I used Geo. F. Trumper Coral Skin Food as the aftershave, and it’s most satisfying. Overall, I rate the shave as a 9.2, mainly because of the lather problem. I was going to go back to the regular products starting tomorrow, for a comparison, but I think I’ll do another Method-like shave using the Shavemaster brush.
In the meantime, I have ordered a Marseilles cube out of curiosity, just to see how it compares to the Method cube. It, too, is an olive oil soap.
scourmanop said,
11 November 2007 at 8:03 am
We may have over-promoted the Treet Blue Special and its no longer “under the radar” at Treet Corporation. You know what happens when something gets noticed in business…they immediately have to f*#k with it to get better “margins”. It probably was always a good seller in India, most likely targeted to poor villagers who couldn’t afford a Platinum blade. But once the American and Canadian “imperialists” found out about it…whoa Betsy…show me the money!
Giovanni said,
12 November 2007 at 2:46 pm
No, no. These blades (I assume they came from me) are part of the same batch as the others. I just ordered another batch from the factory, but it will be a month or so before they arrive. I also ordered the same blades as the TREET Blue special in a non-blue (golden gray) finish. We’ll see whether the finish has any effect on the blade characteristics.